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. >> mark shields on his career in politics and the washington press corps tonight at 8:00. >> on tuesday president obama, and congress to pass a comprehensive immigration bill dealing with the 11 million undocumented immigrants. he spoke about the efforts of a bipartisan group of senators. this event took place in southern las vegas. it is about half an hour. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you. well, it is good to be back in las vegas. [applause] [applause]
. >> mark shields on his career in politics and the washington press corps tonight at 8:00. >> on tuesday president obama, and congress to pass a comprehensive immigration bill dealing with the 11 million undocumented immigrants. he spoke about the efforts of a bipartisan group of senators. this event took place in southern las vegas. it is about half an hour. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you. well, it is good to be back in las vegas. [applause]...
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but notice, obama has got no mandate from this election because he could not run is on record. you remember the last two procession, president reagan was president. we came out of the recession with tremendous growth. over four and a half% public the first three years after the recession. you don't have anything like that in the numbers with obama. most -- the unemployment rate goes down. more people quit looking for a job and find one. that is why obama could not run his record. it's why he does not have a mandate. republicans are doing disappointed that we did not win the election and hopefully we will learn some lessons because the country cannot stand a lot more policies like this. lou: well, as you were describing there, i'm very flattered by the thought. i look at myself as a poor country boy who came out of texas and raised in southern idaho and managed to kind of find my way through the world. fortunate enough, you know, i have a pretty good career. i happen to believe in fundamental principles. you hit two of them. your talking about peace through strength, senator joh
but notice, obama has got no mandate from this election because he could not run is on record. you remember the last two procession, president reagan was president. we came out of the recession with tremendous growth. over four and a half% public the first three years after the recession. you don't have anything like that in the numbers with obama. most -- the unemployment rate goes down. more people quit looking for a job and find one. that is why obama could not run his record. it's why he...
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during the campaign, the first and the second, obama's internal joke was his political base was the media. that's no more. times have changed. >> okay. pat? >> i think what we're seeing here, and this is the reason the public doesn't trust anything the administration says. we saw egypt and the muslim brotherhood and they told us that would be great. we've been about benghazi and all of libya is in chaos. and now a set killing this front of us just like ted revisited. >> so the president is back from russia and he's now going to go on all the shows monday night and do the speech tuesday night to a country that has already seen that. i saw it. they had videos of these rebels killing people the other night. no one is in favor of any of this thing, and the president, it's too late to turn this thing around. >> he should have done it if he was going to do something. >> some argue if he had done it a year ago, it would have been to little too late. >> let's talk about senator diane feinstein and her response and what it shows about the tone and tenor of american politics. let's listen to senato
during the campaign, the first and the second, obama's internal joke was his political base was the media. that's no more. times have changed. >> okay. pat? >> i think what we're seeing here, and this is the reason the public doesn't trust anything the administration says. we saw egypt and the muslim brotherhood and they told us that would be great. we've been about benghazi and all of libya is in chaos. and now a set killing this front of us just like ted revisited. >> so the...
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of what president obama is doing in that interview. i think everyone in this room when you talk to squert -- conservative activityists that everyone thinks there is a problem and there needs to be a balance in four years or 10 years. the broader question is, when you talk to republicans privately, senators and congressman, they are worried after the 2012 election the residents of the ryan budget, it did not play. they wonder when they go to 2014, everyone might recognize it as a problem. but they think is obama continues to talk about taxes on the rich, taxes on the corporation he can craft a majority. in the speech yesterday, he's talking about republican messaging. it is too much about budgets? should it be more about tax cuts or growth? how do you articulate a message that wins? ryan budget is popular with conservatives. i just wonder in the future, if that romney pick of ryan if it is going to move in the direction of it is all about the budget. if you want to balance the budget you have to do things now. there will be a debt crisi
of what president obama is doing in that interview. i think everyone in this room when you talk to squert -- conservative activityists that everyone thinks there is a problem and there needs to be a balance in four years or 10 years. the broader question is, when you talk to republicans privately, senators and congressman, they are worried after the 2012 election the residents of the ryan budget, it did not play. they wonder when they go to 2014, everyone might recognize it as a problem. but...
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there is differing numbers between every demographic and political group. pushing for the resolution looking at the use of military force in syria again this morning when president obama met ath congressional leaders the white house and concluded with secretary of stat
there is differing numbers between every demographic and political group. pushing for the resolution looking at the use of military force in syria again this morning when president obama met ath congressional leaders the white house and concluded with secretary of stat
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the similarities between the obama care debate and the threat to go nuclear are inescapable. they muscle through obamacare on the party line vote and did not care about the views of the inority. and that is just about what they are going to do here. the american people decided to give the democrats -- not to give the democrats the house or to restore the filibuster proof majority they had in 2009. democratic colleagues don't like that one bit. the american people are getting n the way. so they are trying to change the rules of the game to get their way anyway. they said so themselves. the senior senator said they wanted to fill up the d c circuit one way or the other. fill up the d.c. circuit one way r the other. and the reason is clear. president obama's agenda runs through the d c circuit. he can't get what you want through congress because the american people in november 2010 said they had had enough and issued a national restraining order after watching two years of this administration unrestrained. now the agenda runs through the bureaucracy and the d c circuit. there is
the similarities between the obama care debate and the threat to go nuclear are inescapable. they muscle through obamacare on the party line vote and did not care about the views of the inority. and that is just about what they are going to do here. the american people decided to give the democrats -- not to give the democrats the house or to restore the filibuster proof majority they had in 2009. democratic colleagues don't like that one bit. the american people are getting n the way. so they...
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and exploitively obama move forward with the executive orders 20-plus. we should have seized those moments. if this was about re-election and several states that could go to blue to red on the senate side we have to look at cards. if any senator wanted to weaken car safety regulation whether its licensing, insureing registration the public would be up in arms, but yet we're doing the same thing with guns. we lost this political moment. we are going to have background checks but they're weak. we won't fund the background check system like we should. we should be doing that. we'll have small measures on school safety probably and a little bit on gun trafficking so you're not buying a gun and passing it off on to your son something like that. >> john: assault weapons are really machines that are designed to kill a lot of people in a very short amount of time. this is happening on a ten-year anniversary of going to iraq of stopping weapons of mass destruction yet we continue to let them happen on this country on the very day that we celebrated a decade. how
and exploitively obama move forward with the executive orders 20-plus. we should have seized those moments. if this was about re-election and several states that could go to blue to red on the senate side we have to look at cards. if any senator wanted to weaken car safety regulation whether its licensing, insureing registration the public would be up in arms, but yet we're doing the same thing with guns. we lost this political moment. we are going to have background checks but they're weak. we...
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today the republican base opened three days of meetings and pep rallies at the conservative political action conference outside of washington, d.c. c-pac turned to mario lopez for help. sorry, not that mario lopez from "saved by the bell" but the head of the hispanic leadership fund. here's his idea about how to save the jon from g.o.p. from ms. . >> i believe if we focus on doing a better job of not just small businesses, issues the small business owners but the people that work for small businesses that work for small businesses that represents a huge opportunity for conservatives to make ahead way and start winning national elections. >> michael: lops does have a point. if republicans stopped worrying so much about ceos they just might get more votes. joining me now to break down weather the republican party's base helping or holding the party back is jamelle bouie. welcome inside "the war room." >> thank you for having me. >> michael: the republican base by definition isn't moderate. is this the wrong place to expect a broad national movement to start then? >> i think at the momen
today the republican base opened three days of meetings and pep rallies at the conservative political action conference outside of washington, d.c. c-pac turned to mario lopez for help. sorry, not that mario lopez from "saved by the bell" but the head of the hispanic leadership fund. here's his idea about how to save the jon from g.o.p. from ms. . >> i believe if we focus on doing a better job of not just small businesses, issues the small business owners but the people that...
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next two years should be to deny president obama a second term. but the fact is, if our primary legislative goals are to repeal and replace the health spending bill, to end the bailouts, cut spending and shrink the size and scope of government, the only way to do all of those things is to put someone in the white house who won't veto any of these things. >> after that, democrats worried republicans were trying to annihilate the democratic party, in part by trying to destroy unions, the most vivid example of that, wisconsin. the republican governor successfully pushed a bill that stripped collective bargaining rights for most public unions. ohio and michigan followed scott walker's lead with mixed success. and now it seems the tables have turned. now if you believe boehner, the democrats want to annihilate the gop. so the talkback question for you, do you agree with boehner? will obama try to annihilate the republican party? facebook.com/carolcnn, or tweet me @carolcnn. i'll be right back. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair has the fastest retinol f
next two years should be to deny president obama a second term. but the fact is, if our primary legislative goals are to repeal and replace the health spending bill, to end the bailouts, cut spending and shrink the size and scope of government, the only way to do all of those things is to put someone in the white house who won't veto any of these things. >> after that, democrats worried republicans were trying to annihilate the democratic party, in part by trying to destroy unions, the...
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there is an odd couple in american politics, it is president obama and joe biden. >> what made it work, if you go back to the days when we were competing for the nomination. all the debates we had, the only two people that didn't disagree on any subject were president obama and joe biden. so when we got into this deal we didn't have what other administrations had where the vice president and president had a different take on the major issues of the day, we were totally sympatico. and what developed and made it easier, it went from working with each other for a friendship. we actually had built trust. >> you disagreed with the president over policy, and you know how to read him pretty well. so how can you tell when you have done something that he doesn't like or that makes him angry? >> oh, that is easy, that is easy. we made a deal early on, when one of us were dissatisfied, we just flat told the other person. and so lunch once a week, you know, that is when we talk. and when he is not -- doesn't like something i have done, he just flat tells me. >> he says joe -- >> he says joe, look,
there is an odd couple in american politics, it is president obama and joe biden. >> what made it work, if you go back to the days when we were competing for the nomination. all the debates we had, the only two people that didn't disagree on any subject were president obama and joe biden. so when we got into this deal we didn't have what other administrations had where the vice president and president had a different take on the major issues of the day, we were totally sympatico. and what...
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. >> some of president obama's political foes expressed renewed doubt about the deal, senator john mccain saying it is a sign of weakness, and that the sufficient should act with force. the president two years ago said that asaad needs to go. they need to lead to the negotiations departure, that has always been the goal. now there is noment about that. now, he is able to have killed 1400 people. and he has called've 100,000. where is the united states response to that. >> al jazeera has more on the political fall out from capitol hill, and secretary's comments this morning. >> reactions to the frame work deal have predictably split largely along party lines with democrats, generally welcoming the break through between the russian and the u.s. on syrian chemical weapons. however, from the republican side of the aisle, criticism particularly from then john mccain of arizona. he criticized the agreement for giving russians more innuance in the middle east, more influence than they have in 1970. yesterday, he issued a statement in which they strongly criticized the agreement, calling it an ac
. >> some of president obama's political foes expressed renewed doubt about the deal, senator john mccain saying it is a sign of weakness, and that the sufficient should act with force. the president two years ago said that asaad needs to go. they need to lead to the negotiations departure, that has always been the goal. now there is noment about that. now, he is able to have killed 1400 people. and he has called've 100,000. where is the united states response to that. >> al jazeera...
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how badly has the obama political machine been hurt? and why did mitt romney boot the last weeks of the 2012 presidential election? we will deal with questions? then bernie goldberg on the zealots who are continuing to defend obamacare. does juan williams -- oh, no. no bernie will be up after these messages. honestly, i'm a little old fashione i love chalk and erasers. but change is coming. all my students have the brand new surface. it has the new windows and comes with office, has a real keyboard, so they can do real work. they can u bing smartsearch to find anything in the world... or last night's assignment. and the battery lasts and lasts, so after school they can skype, play games, and my favorite...do homework. change is looking pretty good after all. ♪ excuse me? glacier point? follow me! ♪ follow me! keep up, keep up, keep up. ♪ look he's right there! follow me! [ male announcer ] the nissan pathfinder. wow! follow me! [ male announcer ] nissan. innovation that excites. now get a $279 per month lease on a 2014 nissan path
how badly has the obama political machine been hurt? and why did mitt romney boot the last weeks of the 2012 presidential election? we will deal with questions? then bernie goldberg on the zealots who are continuing to defend obamacare. does juan williams -- oh, no. no bernie will be up after these messages. honestly, i'm a little old fashione i love chalk and erasers. but change is coming. all my students have the brand new surface. it has the new windows and comes with office, has a real...
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obama is -- how can i say this politely -- not telling the truth, neil. >> neil: i think what you -- any of these leaders, democrat or republican, when you have this kind of power, you risk throwing gasoline on something you probably don't want to throw gasoline on and what gene spurring equates the idea of pry prioritizing your accidents, just that act is a default. you're scaring the markets and scaring imappreciationable people to think if we're aft that point, we are in default, it's not pretty, it's not right, butow telling the market that its the case, and the markets are intend pretting from -- interpreting from that you're throwing your hands up and saying, default, here we come. >> look at what jack lew did over the weekend, the same thing. this president should be out calming the market. he should be reassuring the markets. he should be explaining, we are. not going to default on the debt. we may have to prioritize things, but we're not going to default on our debts. and this is the first time i can think of in my 59 years if hey been on earth i've ever seen a president try
obama is -- how can i say this politely -- not telling the truth, neil. >> neil: i think what you -- any of these leaders, democrat or republican, when you have this kind of power, you risk throwing gasoline on something you probably don't want to throw gasoline on and what gene spurring equates the idea of pry prioritizing your accidents, just that act is a default. you're scaring the markets and scaring imappreciationable people to think if we're aft that point, we are in default, it's...
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how badly has the obama political machine been hurt? and why did mitt romney boot the last weeks of the 2012 presidential election? we will deal with questions? then bernie goldberg on the zealots who are continuing to defend obamacare. does juan williams -- oh, no. no bernie will be up after these messages. my customers can shop around-- see who does good work and compare costs. it doesn't usually work that way with health care. but with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and estimates for how much i'll pay. that helps me, and my guys, make better decisions. i don't like guesses with my business, and definitely not with our health. innovations that work for you. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. excuse me? glacier point? follow me! ♪ follow me! keep up, keep up, keep up. ♪ look he's right there! follow me! [ male announcer ] the nissan pathfinder. wow! follow me! [ male announcer ] nissan. innovation that excites. now get a $279 per month lease on a 2014 nissan pathfinder. ♪
how badly has the obama political machine been hurt? and why did mitt romney boot the last weeks of the 2012 presidential election? we will deal with questions? then bernie goldberg on the zealots who are continuing to defend obamacare. does juan williams -- oh, no. no bernie will be up after these messages. my customers can shop around-- see who does good work and compare costs. it doesn't usually work that way with health care. but with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated...
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i know politics. i don't know this politics. obama's the president. he will be for four years. he's the guy who will make the calls politically until 2016. is this about just attacking democrats? is this about trying to convince her, mrs. clinton, not to run? if so, it might just be the easiest way to guarantee she runs. don't you think? neera tanden is a former policy director to hillary clinton, and ron reagan is an msnbc political analyst. both of you are good people to have on right now. i want to get a comment from neera, and i want a gut reaction. this disgusting attack, the back benchers, each one of these nuts, they are nutty in their behavior, hannity, "the new york post" with the disgusting front page today, rush limbaugh with his usual feminine nazi nonsense coming out. do you think this will make secretary clinton more likely to run for president or less likely that all the jackals are attacking her. >> i don't think rush limbaugh or any of these people will have a dime's bit of difference on hillary clinton. she has been dealing with their ilk for 20 years. she's g
i know politics. i don't know this politics. obama's the president. he will be for four years. he's the guy who will make the calls politically until 2016. is this about just attacking democrats? is this about trying to convince her, mrs. clinton, not to run? if so, it might just be the easiest way to guarantee she runs. don't you think? neera tanden is a former policy director to hillary clinton, and ron reagan is an msnbc political analyst. both of you are good people to have on right now. i...
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obama is very political in that speech. i was surprised how much obama used the occasion to make his political points. host: let's go the republican line. good morning, greg. i er: hi, i'm calling -- know i'm in the minority particularly in the state of connecticut being a republican. the issue of child safety and people safety, immediately turns to gun control without a think tank of thoughts of possibly other things can be done. feel separated from the country when president obama ives such a scathing reprimand on who to those who do not support gun control. i see gun control a portion of the process of reducing crime but it is certainly, always seems to be the first thing that the politicians jump on. i thinking background checks -- when we ask people in a poll do you support university versal background check, the obvious answer is always yes. the devil is in the details. when one looks into background checks i think we find that one, they don't accomplish what we want them to accomplish and that is to keep the weapons
obama is very political in that speech. i was surprised how much obama used the occasion to make his political points. host: let's go the republican line. good morning, greg. i er: hi, i'm calling -- know i'm in the minority particularly in the state of connecticut being a republican. the issue of child safety and people safety, immediately turns to gun control without a think tank of thoughts of possibly other things can be done. feel separated from the country when president obama ives such a...
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and it's stunning how little our political system is equipped to address this crisis in any sort of way. that i think obama cares about inequality and he signaled that he's going to make this an important part of his legacy. and a lot of what he's fighting against would exacerbate inequality in a lot of what he's trying to do will improve it on the margins of health care reform. it's an important measure to counter some of this. but still, given, given the heft and weight of the problem, it's just amazing how little attention it gets. >> and the conversation is about cutting the deficit and how we're going to reform entitlement programs at a period of disproportionate end times need. >> exactly. >> i don't want to gloss over other incredibly choice nuggets in this video. because we've talked about the 47%. lest we forget this is the same video where mitt romney said on immigration, we make it hard for people to come here. unless you have no skill or experience, in which case you're welcome to cross the border and stay here for the rest of your life. because nobody that comes here illega
and it's stunning how little our political system is equipped to address this crisis in any sort of way. that i think obama cares about inequality and he signaled that he's going to make this an important part of his legacy. and a lot of what he's fighting against would exacerbate inequality in a lot of what he's trying to do will improve it on the margins of health care reform. it's an important measure to counter some of this. but still, given, given the heft and weight of the problem, it's...
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are they going to get john brennan who has been the right- hand adviser a president obama any political lighthouse, and, by the nature of the position, i do not say that critically. that is the position. where are they going to get john brennan, who was a career cia officer, who worked his way up in the ranks? and the concern is that they want to hear that you are going to be the cia's representative to the white house, about the white house's representative to the cia. ike is want to give you the opportunity today to respond to that concern. i would note that i also heard a very good comments from people with whom i talk, but i think it is in accordance -- it is important that you are wrong to be the leader of the agency and not the white house's agent within the agency. >> thank you, senator. if i were to be honored to go out to see eye, the cia would get the john brennan who is either a democrat nor republican, or has ever been. the john cornyn who has a deep appreciation, respect, and the intelligence profession, one who has been fortunate to have lived in 25 years, a john cornyn wh
are they going to get john brennan who has been the right- hand adviser a president obama any political lighthouse, and, by the nature of the position, i do not say that critically. that is the position. where are they going to get john brennan, who was a career cia officer, who worked his way up in the ranks? and the concern is that they want to hear that you are going to be the cia's representative to the white house, about the white house's representative to the cia. ike is want to give you...
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transformed politics with his evolution of lgbt civil rights. the online magazine points to this statement as a sign of shifting thought in the catholic church which has 1.2 billion members worldwide. >> the pope tweeted today "the love of god is not generic. god looks with love upon every man and woman calling them by name." pope francis has critics such as rush limbaugh. he celebrated his birthday with a group of homeless men who joined him for mass and breakfast. joining me is father james martin. and you have a new book out here, "a big heart open to god." it's on the teleprompter. i should read it there instead of on the book. "a big heart open to god." . just in time for christmas. let's see. how much? $17.99. >> it's a steal. >> yeah, you can get it at amazon, it would be cheaper. so the really interesting development with this cardinal raymond burk on the congregation of bishops, the pope has removed him and we have something about what cardinal birk said about the pope wanting to reemphasize and take it away from the things that the chu
transformed politics with his evolution of lgbt civil rights. the online magazine points to this statement as a sign of shifting thought in the catholic church which has 1.2 billion members worldwide. >> the pope tweeted today "the love of god is not generic. god looks with love upon every man and woman calling them by name." pope francis has critics such as rush limbaugh. he celebrated his birthday with a group of homeless men who joined him for mass and breakfast. joining me...
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this is about smear politics and nothing else. gwen: the i.r.s., benghazi, the leak investigation of the associated press. >> the american people at risk. and that is not hyperbole. it put the american people at risk. and trying to determine who's responsible for that i think required very aggressive action. gwen: and irresistible washington train wrecks. how many heads will roll? and can the president recover? we sort through a raucous week with the best in the business. gloria borger of cnn. john dickerson of "slate" magazine. and cbs news. john harwood of cnbc and "the new york times." and ed o'keefe of "the washington post." >> award-winning reporting and analysis covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we know why we're here. to chart a greener path in the air and in our factories. >> to find cleaner, more efficient ways to power flight. >> and harness our technology for new energy solutions. >> arou
this is about smear politics and nothing else. gwen: the i.r.s., benghazi, the leak investigation of the associated press. >> the american people at risk. and that is not hyperbole. it put the american people at risk. and trying to determine who's responsible for that i think required very aggressive action. gwen: and irresistible washington train wrecks. how many heads will roll? and can the president recover? we sort through a raucous week with the best in the business. gloria borger of...
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bush and barack obama. dr. elizabeth o'bagy is a research analyst at the institute of the study of war where she studies syrian politics and security. she is also involved in humanitarian work as the political director of the syrian emergency task force. her major reports on the syrian opposition include, the free syrian army, jihad and syria, and syria's political opposition. she is widely acknowledged as an expert on the syrian armed opposition and has done extensive fieldwork. as the u.s. president and the public agonizing over what is to be done and its impact of united states, elizabeth will bring what you needed focus on the alternatives that exist. finally, faysal itani is a fellow with the rafik hariri center. he is a relatively new and very welcome addition to the center. faysal is a middle east analyst whose focus is transition in the arab world with an emphasis -- before working on the council, he worked as a risk analysis analyst advising international organizations on political, economic and securi
bush and barack obama. dr. elizabeth o'bagy is a research analyst at the institute of the study of war where she studies syrian politics and security. she is also involved in humanitarian work as the political director of the syrian emergency task force. her major reports on the syrian opposition include, the free syrian army, jihad and syria, and syria's political opposition. she is widely acknowledged as an expert on the syrian armed opposition and has done extensive fieldwork. as the u.s....
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president obama last year requested $3.1 billion in military assistance for israel. the most in history. he has directed close coordination strategically and operationally between our government and our israeli partners including our political, military and intelligence leadership. i can say with certitude in the last eight presidents i don't know any time, ehud, when there's been as many meetings, as much coordinationing between our intelligence services and our military. as a matter of fact, they're getting tired of traveling back across the ocean, i think. under this administration, we've held the most regular and largest ever joint military exercises. we've invested $275 million in iron dome including $70 million that the president directed to be spent last year on an urgent basis to increase the production of iron dome batteries and interceptors. not long ago i would have had to describe to an audience what iron dome was. how it would work. why funding it mattered. i don't have to explain to anybody anymore. everybody gets it. everybody saw, the world saw firsth
president obama last year requested $3.1 billion in military assistance for israel. the most in history. he has directed close coordination strategically and operationally between our government and our israeli partners including our political, military and intelligence leadership. i can say with certitude in the last eight presidents i don't know any time, ehud, when there's been as many meetings, as much coordinationing between our intelligence services and our military. as a matter of fact,...
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democrats, but behind the scenes, he's been forging a political friendship with a top republican. his former presidential rival senator john mccain. we have some new evidence of that yesterday, we learned that mccain is set to travel to egypt at the president's request. along with senator lindsay graham. our chief congressional correspondent, dana bash has been looking into this obama/mccain relationship. what are you finding out? >> it's very interesting. there was a classic moment that was filled with symbolism just today on capitol hill. john mccain wandered into the senate democrats' meeting with president obama. mccain said he opened the wrong door, looked in the room and saw the president and said oops and the room full of democrats erupted in laughter. well lately, mccain is used to making democrats happy. especially the democrats suddenly relying on mccain to push his agenda, president obama. only a few months ago you couldn't turn on the tv without seeing john mccain railing against president obama. >> this president, and this administration has either been guilty of colo
democrats, but behind the scenes, he's been forging a political friendship with a top republican. his former presidential rival senator john mccain. we have some new evidence of that yesterday, we learned that mccain is set to travel to egypt at the president's request. along with senator lindsay graham. our chief congressional correspondent, dana bash has been looking into this obama/mccain relationship. what are you finding out? >> it's very interesting. there was a classic moment that...
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political gamble. why he decided to seek congressional authority for military action against syria. >> this attack is an assault on human dignity. it also presents a serious danger to our national security. >> with the debate now shifting to congress, we'll have reaction from kentucky republican senator rand paul, a member of the foreign relations committee, plus our roundtable on president obama's leadership. has he presented a convincing case to a skeptical american public? will the abrupt delay of military action be interpreted by the world as weakness or careful deliberation? >>> and the terrible human toll. our own ann curry joins me with her firs
political gamble. why he decided to seek congressional authority for military action against syria. >> this attack is an assault on human dignity. it also presents a serious danger to our national security. >> with the debate now shifting to congress, we'll have reaction from kentucky republican senator rand paul, a member of the foreign relations committee, plus our roundtable on president obama's leadership. has he presented a convincing case to a skeptical american public? will...
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but if president barack obama pushes too hard to win and cause the other party to lose, this thing is going to come apart. >> much more to the economy than when they take -- the congressional budget office is saying -- >> they only have ten years. the cbo -- >> no. >> the heritage foundation. [ all talking at once ] >> it's very small numbers. >> because here's the thingk, here's the thing, because so many will be at the lower end of the economic ladder, what they will be paying in taxes because they will be earning less and what they'll be taking out in programs that are already going broke, we're not going to be able to afford it. number two, the people who -- >> and the city always saying that they're going to contribute -- >> but, remember, we're -- >> we are here and will be bringing them into the system which mostly means -- >> but why don't we talk about those -- >> how about the legal immigrants, how about the legal hispanic immigrants, do you think it's good for them to have 20 or 15 million people compete for their jobs when they came to america for an opportunity? >> it als
but if president barack obama pushes too hard to win and cause the other party to lose, this thing is going to come apart. >> much more to the economy than when they take -- the congressional budget office is saying -- >> they only have ten years. the cbo -- >> no. >> the heritage foundation. [ all talking at once ] >> it's very small numbers. >> because here's the thingk, here's the thing, because so many will be at the lower end of the economic ladder, what...
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but with this endless parade of distractions and political posturing and phony scandals, washington's taken its eye off the ball, and i'm here to say this needs to stop. this needs to stop. this moment does not require short-term thinking. it does not require having the same old steal debates. our focus has to be on the basic economic issues that matter most to you. the people we represent. . that's what we have to spend our time on, our energy on and our focus on. and as washington prepares to enter another budget debate, the stakes could not be higher. the countries that are passive in the face of a global economy, those countries will lose the competition for good jobs. they will lose the competition for high living standards. that's why america has to make it necessary for long-term growth and shared responsibility, educating our workhorse and upgrading our transportation system and upgrading our information networks. that's what we need to be talking about. that's what washington needs to be focused on. and that's why over the next several weeks in towns across this country i wil
but with this endless parade of distractions and political posturing and phony scandals, washington's taken its eye off the ball, and i'm here to say this needs to stop. this needs to stop. this moment does not require short-term thinking. it does not require having the same old steal debates. our focus has to be on the basic economic issues that matter most to you. the people we represent. . that's what we have to spend our time on, our energy on and our focus on. and as washington prepares to...
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to move forward. >> you said obama could go forward alone. does that mean coming to congress is more about self protection and forcing them to go on record? >> well, there's oh two things going on here. the first is building a political case in the absence of a strong legal case. i think that the administration recognizes that they're going out on a limb in terms of international law and want to be sure that they have a solid political foundation here in the united states if they are going to act overseas. there is clever politics involved here, there's been a lot of howling from the president's loyal and opposition, they now have a say in the process. it will be interesting to see whether the republican party and democrats side with the president on this sort of intervention. more interesting will be the question of whether congress looks at what happens the day after such strikes. i don't think there's a lot of strategic thinking going on within the administration. it would be my hope that congress would push the administration to think str
to move forward. >> you said obama could go forward alone. does that mean coming to congress is more about self protection and forcing them to go on record? >> well, there's oh two things going on here. the first is building a political case in the absence of a strong legal case. i think that the administration recognizes that they're going out on a limb in terms of international law and want to be sure that they have a solid political foundation here in the united states if they...
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. >> if obama had won that race he wouldn't be president. >> he wouldn't be president now. nobody as yet... maybe he would have but nobody else has moved from there. >> woodruff: so the applause continues. the president, we don't know how long the president will speak. some have guessed it at 50 minutes. maybe an hour. we have no way of knowing until we look at our watches when it's all over. but, mark, i think you're right and david, this is not... you don't sense the excitement, the electricity in the room you have at other state of the union address >> it will build. thank you we'll see. we'll see what he can do with the crowd. he certainly demonstrated an ability over his rather meteoric career to warm up a room when given a challenge. >> woodruff: speaker john boehner. >> the high privilege. members of congress, i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the united states. ( cheers and applause ) >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you so much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. mr. speaker, mr. vice presi
. >> if obama had won that race he wouldn't be president. >> he wouldn't be president now. nobody as yet... maybe he would have but nobody else has moved from there. >> woodruff: so the applause continues. the president, we don't know how long the president will speak. some have guessed it at 50 minutes. maybe an hour. we have no way of knowing until we look at our watches when it's all over. but, mark, i think you're right and david, this is not... you don't sense the...
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"hardball," the place for politics. exact exexex >>> back to "hardball." it's time for the sideshow. amid clashes in syria and edward snowden, the awkward personal relationship between president obama and vladimir putin was put to the test yesterday in st. petersburg where both leaders participated in the g-20 summit. but putin, who was famous for promoting his tough guy image with ridiculous photographs like this actually tried to avoid contact actually with obama this time around. according to "the guardian" newspaper, the kremlin actually rearranged the seating to separate the two leaders one from the other at a dinner the imperial palace last night. but "the tonight show's" jay leno imagined what could have happened last night. >> you know, putin is still -- you know, he's got this whole macho thing going. did you see them when they met today? it was so dramatic. show putin. here is the president arriving. look at this. this he is. now watch. now here comes putin. look, there is no -- what is that? >>> next, designer kenneth cole's getting a lot of att
"hardball," the place for politics. exact exexex >>> back to "hardball." it's time for the sideshow. amid clashes in syria and edward snowden, the awkward personal relationship between president obama and vladimir putin was put to the test yesterday in st. petersburg where both leaders participated in the g-20 summit. but putin, who was famous for promoting his tough guy image with ridiculous photographs like this actually tried to avoid contact actually with obama...
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it worked for president obama, the democrats, like the cbs news political director said is to go for the jugular, to cut the throat to destroy republicans. this is not about achieving a budget or growing jobs. it's about destroying the opposition so they can continue grow the size of the federal government, continue to increase deficits and debt so there's at some point no choice except to continue to raise taxes. >> senator, i'm less interested in this democratic tax budget. i want to ask you a question direct. will the spending sequester the automatic across the board spending cuts sequester go in. if you don't do anything on march 1st as you well know, it goes into place. 1.2 trillion roughly often years, hundred billion this year, to me the public wants lower spending. senator, will they get it? will the gop just say go on ahead dean it? -- ahead and dope it? -- ahead and do it? >> they are hemmed in by the recognize of the democrats again and again. the republicans do not want to cut defense spending. very concerned about what that's going to do. we got troops on the ground, in
it worked for president obama, the democrats, like the cbs news political director said is to go for the jugular, to cut the throat to destroy republicans. this is not about achieving a budget or growing jobs. it's about destroying the opposition so they can continue grow the size of the federal government, continue to increase deficits and debt so there's at some point no choice except to continue to raise taxes. >> senator, i'm less interested in this democratic tax budget. i want to...
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it's clear that president obama does want this strike, but how much political cover does he have from congress or the international community. >> i think the reason we saw him come out and say he is going to go to congress for a vote, at this point, he has very little cover, being abandoned by the international community except france and turkey, wow the cover of the u.n., he felt he had to look for congress. we know many congress people feel torn on this, republicans and democrats, as the american public, 80% were saying you need to go to congress. this is a president who has had trouble with congress, so this is a president who has three more years. if he can't work with this congress, went alone, he was in a difficult position, so he, i think made the right decision at this point, especially and i didn't mention this, but obviously after what happened in great britain, he felt he needled this cover in congress. whether he gets it or not is the big question now. >> you have to give a little to get a little. what exactly is obama willing to wager in order to broker this deal with con
it's clear that president obama does want this strike, but how much political cover does he have from congress or the international community. >> i think the reason we saw him come out and say he is going to go to congress for a vote, at this point, he has very little cover, being abandoned by the international community except france and turkey, wow the cover of the u.n., he felt he had to look for congress. we know many congress people feel torn on this, republicans and democrats, as...
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for once not let politics get in the way. according to white house press secretary jay carney mr. obama's laid out an ambitious schedule for three days oh to travel capitol hill. >> senate democrats on tuesday. house republicans on wednesday. senate republicans on thursday, and house democrats also on thursday. >> john: it seems that the president thinks the a big deal is possible. >> it's not really about deficit reduction. in fact, you may say it's more of a priority for the recommendation than democrats. >> john: jay carney, there's everything partisan about the deficit reduction. >> we think the obama-care expansion of medicare is reckless. we're saying don't grow this program because it doesn't work. >> john: now you may have thought the supreme court and november election settled the fate of the obama-care for good. >> are you saying that as part of your budget you would assume the repeal of the obama-care? >> yes. >> well, that's not going to happen. >> well, we believe it should. it's a program that basically puts med
for once not let politics get in the way. according to white house press secretary jay carney mr. obama's laid out an ambitious schedule for three days oh to travel capitol hill. >> senate democrats on tuesday. house republicans on wednesday. senate republicans on thursday, and house democrats also on thursday. >> john: it seems that the president thinks the a big deal is possible. >> it's not really about deficit reduction. in fact, you may say it's more of a priority for the...
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highly concerned about the loss of credibility by not following through now because of what president obama has done. >> if we're going to put service men and women in harm's way, they have to be able to count on the fact that the nation's political leadership is unified behind them. >> among those expected to testify today is john kerry and chuck hagel and martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs. this follows the president's sit-down yesterday in the oval office with unlikely allies for his request to strike. senators lindy graham and senator john mccain. mccain ran the gauntlet of the morning shows and said this to his colleagues in congress. >> if we turn down and reverse a policy that was announced by the president of the united states to the world, an action that was going to take place is negated, i think it does horrendous damage to the credibility of the president of the united states. >> with new numbers out today from the united nations putting the number of syrian refugees at 2 million, a defiant assad sat down with an interview with a french newspaper. in that interview he
highly concerned about the loss of credibility by not following through now because of what president obama has done. >> if we're going to put service men and women in harm's way, they have to be able to count on the fact that the nation's political leadership is unified behind them. >> among those expected to testify today is john kerry and chuck hagel and martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs. this follows the president's sit-down yesterday in the oval office with unlikely...
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obama has a meeting with congress that afternoon, but not until after the sequester happens. the buzz word these days is tax expenditures. that means capping exemptions. that gives republicans the opportunity to say they cut taxes, democrats the opportunity to say they have raised revenues. >> michael: joe williams thanks so much. brett ehrlich may treat chris christie like a republican pinata. blooep they think this world isn't big enough for the both of them. but we assure you - it is. bites. little greatness. ♪ >> michael: ever since news broke that chris christie was not invited to cpac brett has been begging to weigh in on the story. more illuminating is the fact that he has always been begging us t
obama has a meeting with congress that afternoon, but not until after the sequester happens. the buzz word these days is tax expenditures. that means capping exemptions. that gives republicans the opportunity to say they cut taxes, democrats the opportunity to say they have raised revenues. >> michael: joe williams thanks so much. brett ehrlich may treat chris christie like a republican pinata. blooep they think this world isn't big enough for the both of them. but we assure you - it is....
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he understands the politics, particularly the southern politics. he understands that if maryland rue is painted as an advocate of obama care with all the problems we've seen, at least in this rollout of the website and in president obama's statements about keeping your insurance, she could lose a race that is quite winnable. same thing with mark pryor. same thing with with the open seats in places like montana and south dakota. those seats are tougher for democrats. but this is an issue that -- i think i mentioned this yesterday. it fits so perfectly into a 30-second attack ad. it's very hard for a democrat running in a swing or conservative leaning state to win that fight at the moment. >> chris cillizza, kelly o'donnell, thanks so much. >>> coming up, actress jennifer garner in her new role of ambassador for early childhood education. >>> plus, hawaii is a signature away from becoming the 15th state to legalize same-sex marriage. governor neil aber control bee said he will sign the law today. they expect it to be a big boost for tourism. also, it
he understands the politics, particularly the southern politics. he understands that if maryland rue is painted as an advocate of obama care with all the problems we've seen, at least in this rollout of the website and in president obama's statements about keeping your insurance, she could lose a race that is quite winnable. same thing with mark pryor. same thing with with the open seats in places like montana and south dakota. those seats are tougher for democrats. but this is an issue that --...
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president obama has already delayed the law for big business , for insurance companies and the politically connected. fair for us to say that american families should the have the benefit of delay that this president has given to those. long, president obama and his democratic colleagues in the senate have chosen to ignore our looming debt crisis. president obama's plan has been and is still more debt and no reform. the american people have resoundingly rejected this idea. we have a recent poll out this morning, the bloomberg poll, which says that the american people know they don't want a government shutdown, but they are tired of the debt and they want to make sure that that this president sits down and negotiates with us a resolution to this problem. we call on the president now to sit down with us, harry reid to sit down with us and let's solve the problem. this plan of more debt and no reform is absolutely unacceptable. it is unacceptable to us and it is unacceptable to the american people that we represent. >> it is interesting, you read the stories of different things that different
president obama has already delayed the law for big business , for insurance companies and the politically connected. fair for us to say that american families should the have the benefit of delay that this president has given to those. long, president obama and his democratic colleagues in the senate have chosen to ignore our looming debt crisis. president obama's plan has been and is still more debt and no reform. the american people have resoundingly rejected this idea. we have a recent poll...
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i also think maybe unfortunately it makes him politically stronger in jersey, but so what. he's at least doing the right thing. he's appeared inhoto-ops, but he's embracing progressive aspect was of the obama agenda and i think that's a good thing and cpac doesn't control everything. >> i thought cpac might stoop and invite him because they maybe heard some of the criticism but having heard what ari has just said about mr. christie welcoming aspect of the affordable care act he's never going to be invited, is he? >> i think that's exactly right when you look at the fact he's saying he's going to allowed medicare expansion. the fact he's in a blue state with the 78% approval rating there's no question he was going to be invited. i bet he's not surprised he wasn't invited. >> let me play you what conservatives were say being governor chris christie in 2011 and again last year just after the republican convention. take a listen. >> if we don't run chris christie, romney will be the nominee. >> he didn't go after barack obama, which i found extraordinarily refreshing. >> what h
i also think maybe unfortunately it makes him politically stronger in jersey, but so what. he's at least doing the right thing. he's appeared inhoto-ops, but he's embracing progressive aspect was of the obama agenda and i think that's a good thing and cpac doesn't control everything. >> i thought cpac might stoop and invite him because they maybe heard some of the criticism but having heard what ari has just said about mr. christie welcoming aspect of the affordable care act he's never...